#1 Of the following countries that obtained independence in 1991, which one did not obtain its independence from the Soviet Union?

EstoniaGeorgiaCroatiaKyrgyzstan

#2 Jean-Bertrand Aristide became the first democratically-elected president of what country?

HaitiVanuatuGuineaChad

#3 What country was liberated from Iraqi occupation during the Persian Gulf War?

Saudi ArabiaJordanKuwaitIran

#4 Prince Norodom Sihanouk returned from exile to his home country. What was his home country?

BurmaLaosNepalCambodia

#5 What team won baseball's World Series?

Atlanta BravesPittsburgh PiratesToronto Blue JaysMinnesota Twins

#6 Russia restored the name of one of its cities back to "Saint Petersburg". What was that city's name prior to the change?

StalingradNovgorodVolgogradLeningrad

#7 A Middle East peace conference convened in what European capital?

Paris, FranceLisbon, PortugalRome, ItalyMadrid, Spain

#8 In April, a tropical cyclone made landfall in Asia, killing over 130,000 people. What country did it devastate?

IndonesiaIndiaBurmaBangladesh

#9 The body of what US President was exhumed to search for arsenic poisoning?

Warren HardingFranklin PierceZachary TaylorAndrew Jackson

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1991?

Harald 5 became the king of Norway."Sonic the Hedgehog" was released for the Sega Genesis.Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen, died from AIDS.The Channel Tunnel between England and France was completed.

#11 In 1991, the American spacecraft Galileo became the first probe to orbit Jupiter.

TrueFalse

#12 In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev became the president of Russia.

TrueFalse

#13 In 1991, "From a Distance" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for 1990.